Alaa Najjar

Wikipedia and Wikimedia activities

Najjar is an active contributor since 2014, and most of his edits focus on medicine-related articles. He also serves as an administrator on Arabic-language Wikipedia and in several other roles on different projects of Wikimedia Foundation.

He spearheaded the COVID-19 project on the Arabic encyclopedia and majorly contributes to the WikiProject Medicine. Najjar's work helps to combat medical misinformation and confront the pandemic with reliable, fact-checked information. Najjar was praised for his pioneering role in the development of the Arab and medical communities as well as for his role in the development of COVID-19 topics.

Publications Sellar Xanthogranulomatosis in a Two-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report. Cureus, 2023. Complex presentation of a left Fronto-zygomatic Dermoid cyst: a case report. Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. Glioblastoma multiforme in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report and review of literature. Journal of surgical case reports, 2024.